The Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT)

KVERT is a collaborative project of scientists from the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (IVS) and the Kamchatka Branch of Geophysical Survey (KBGS) in Petropavlovsk, Kamchatsky. The primary purpose of KVERT is to reduce the risk of aircraft encounters with volcanic ash clouds in the North Pacific region through timely detection of eruptive activity and prompt notification of airline authorities about volcanic ash hazards.

KVERT assigns a level of concern color code for 30 active volcanoes in Kamchatka and 6 volcanoes on the Northern Kurile Islands using multiple information sources including: seismicity, remote-video systems, field observations, satellite images, and pilot reports. KBGS maintains telemetered seismic stations on 11 of the most active volcanoes in Kamchatka and North Kurile Islands. KVERT maintains close ties with AVO, the Tokyo Volcanic Ash Advisory Center, and other aviation and meteorological agencies in Japan, Russia, and the US.

Interested parties may request to be added to the email distribution for KVERT messages by contacting Dr. Olga Girina, the Chief of KVERT. girina@kscnet.ru

OFFICIAL KVERT WEB SITE with links to real-time web cameras, photographs, and archived messages: http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/index.php

Archive of the daily KBGS reports on seismicity and visual observations of Kamchatkan volcanoes: http://emsd.iks.ru/~ssl/Volcanoes/

ATLAS OF KAMCHATKAN VOLCANOES (in English): http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/volcanoes/holocene/index.htm

For Further Information Please Contact:

Olga Girina Institute of Volcanology and Seismology girina@kscnet.ru tel 7-415-22-58627

Sergey Senyukov Kamchatka Branch of Geological Survey ssl@emsd.iks.ru tel 7-415-22-59523